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March 11, 2022Marie's Message
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Hi All,
The 4-H Movement has launched another challenge with Chris Clover, the "4-H Wants YOU to be YOU" campaign!
We're excited to learn about what is important to YOU in this new challenge. We hope you'll help by designing a shirt for Chris Clover so we can share with everyone! As art of this challenge, we are also looking for resources and information about the topic.
Here's what to do:
1. Download the Chris Clover shirt template from the options below, or if you want, create your own or free draw.
2. Create your shirt about a cause, project, history, anything important to you.
3. Write about your shirt and any information or resources you have that will help others learn.
We can't wait to learn what's important to you! The first deadline for submissions is May 1st.
Marie Witzel
Positive Youth Development Educator
marie.witzel@wisc.edu
920.386.3790 (office) 920.210.3080 (cell)
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Meat Animal Sale Trivia Night
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are looking for your help on Trivia Night 2022.
We are in need of Table Runners (youth) & Raffle Sales and Kitchen Support (adults)
Please call, text or email Eric Salmi at 920-988-1817 or mastrivianight@yahoo.com
Please contact Eric if you can help either on Friday or Saturday beginning at 4 pm.
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Achievers (Leo Panetti) Motions were made to donate to the animal shelter for their April community service and to donate to Marsh Haven for the predator presentation and hiking. Four members did demonstrations.
Juneau Victorians (Cassidy Wittnebel) Plans are being made to go bowling and have teams at Trivia Night. Finn L. shared his Bio-In-A-Bag and six members did demonstrations.
Leipsic (Owen Hemling) The club is planning to have a team at Trivia Night and to go swimming in March.
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Family Learning Fun Zoom - Traveling Rocks!Tuesday, March 29 at 6:30 – 7:30pm
REGISTER IN 4HONLINE!
Learn how to interact with your community through rock painting. Groups around the nation are passing words of encouragement through the use of painted rocks. We will talk about how we explore our community; find different types of rocks and how our painted rock messages can travel as well!
Great for project members from Explorers, Cultural Arts, Backpacking and Hiking, or club members & leaders looking for community service ideas!
You will need sketch paper, permanent drawing or painting supplies, and a few of your favorite rocks. They should be easy to hold in one hand. If you do not have permanent markers, paints or access to rocks, kits will be available at the Extension Office – Dodge County between March 22 and March 29. Hosted by Lisa Schwartz, Lebanon Luckies 4-H Club.
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Community Marks the Spot Activity Plan
Community Service has always been a big part of the 4-H program. For the past 3 years, the state has offered a Statewide community service project. This year, it is focused on your community. In this project, youth will plan a non-competitive game that takes players to different locations around their community, like a scavenger hunt. The locations they choose will highlight a special theme the youth want to learn more about, strengthening their sense of belonging. Through the game, players will go on a fun adventure to explore the community.
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Tri-County Shoot April 1-2
The Tri-County Shoot in Washington County takes place April 1-2. With entry into the competitive shoot, youth are expected to take the wildlife test as well. There is no additional fee for this, and is a great opportunity to show off your wildlife knowledge.
Registration deadline: Saturday, March 12
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4-H Horse Education Days
Questions? Please contact Sherry Helmer at helmca29@powerweb.net or 920-210-9553.
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Poultry Project Meetings
March 17th @ 7pm at Lebanon Town Hall
Contact Dan Schwandt, Poultry Project Leader at schwandtdutch@aol.com or 920-763-8030.
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Rabbit & Cavy Project Meetings CAVIES at 6pm, RABBITS at 7pm
LOCATION: Oak Grove Town Hall, N5801 Grove Road, Juneau
Monday, March 28
Monday, April 25
For questions email docorabbits@gmail.com
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2022 Household Pet Cat Show
Spectator pricing: Adults - $3, Children & Seniors - $2, Family - $8. Admission can be purchased at the door. Scroll down to see a list of vendors that will be at the show.
Entry information:
- Pre-registration is highly encouraged
- Preregistration fee: $20/cat ($18/cat for 4-H or Scout members)
- Registration at the door: $30/cat.
- Minimum age for kittens is 4 months. Pregnant cats may not be shown.
- Proof of rabies and distemper shots are required at time of check-in.
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Sheboygan County 4-H Cat ShowThe Sheboygan County 4H Cat Project will hold its 27th annual Open Household Pet Cat Show on Sunday, May 1st at the Sheboygan Lakers Ice Center in Sheboygan. This show is for all cat exhibitors age 8 and up – no need to be in 4H! The show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and feature cat costume contest, decorated cage contest, vendors, raffles and a silent auction.
The deadline to enter cat(s) is April 17th or when cage space has been met.
We are looking for Vendors! Please email Alice at amsamse@charter.net to inquire about serving as a vendor at the show – we are seeking family-oriented crafters/vendors of all kinds.
Spectators are welcome! Admission will be $2 per person age 6 and older or a cat food donation for a local shelter.
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March Dairy Judging Practices
Are You Ready to Practice Your Dairy Judging Skills?
- Thursday, March 17 7:00PM at Location TBD - Hoard’s Dairyman Judging Contest and Parts of the Cow Review
- Thursday, March 24 7:30PM at Hildebrandt Family Farms N2963 County Road R Hustisford, WI 53034
- Thursday, March 31 7:30PM at Smith-Crest W7465 County Road Q Watertown, WI 53098
Please contact Kari at 608-444-2441 if you have any questions or concerns.
We welcome anyone involved in 4-H, FFA or any Junior Breed Association to practice with us. However, only those that are enrolled in 4-H will be able to compete at the Area Animal Science Day and other 4-H Contests. More dairy producers are being contacted for future practices and this list will be updated as we continue the season.
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Apply for a Youth Dairy Grant Today!
The grant funds are to be utilized to purchase a dairy animal (any breed) to grow a youth’s dairy herd. $500 grants are available for the 2022 program. Grant money is made available through proceeds from the Dodge County Dairy Youth Recognition Auction, held each year at the Dodge County Fair. Deadline to apply June 1, 2022.
Youth Dairy Project Education Card
Questions about Dairy Project Education Cards or grant application? Contact the Dairy Youth Advisory Committee at dodgecountydyac@gmail.com or call Extension Dodge County at 920-386-3790.
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Share Basis Calf Project
Would you like to own a registered Holstein female? Or earn savings bonds by caring for a project heifer? If so, the Holstein Association Share Basis Calf Project is for you!
Objectives of the Share Basis Project:
-To promote interest in registered Holsteins among youth
-To provide club members an opportunity to build equity in registered Holstein by providing the feed, labor & care involved in raising a calf
-To provide a high-quality calf for members with limited fund who wish to purchase an animal through the project
-To encourage members to learn recommended methods o feeding, training, showing, breeding, advertising and merchandising of registered Holsteins.
-To provide a learning experience for youth in the economic and business of dairying. Standard forms for feed records, pedigrees, contracts and agreements are required to hel provide this experience.
Eligibility Qualifications include:
1. One year 4-H/FFA Dairy project [include showing at Fair]
2. Must agree to keep required records
3. Must have parents’ consent
4. Must fulfill terms/conditions of contract
5. Members must have a dairy home farm herd or be sponsore by a dairy farmer [keep the calf on a dairy farm –daily care would be by member]
6. Member must reside in Dodge County
7. Member must join Jr. Holstein Club and parents are asked to join Dodge County Holstein Association
8. Top rated exhibitor of Share Basis Calf will be one of the Dairy Auction participants
SEND STATEMENT OF INTEREST WITH NAME, CLUB/CHAPTER, EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER TO: dodgecountydyac@gmail.com
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Youth Livestock Education Meetings
March 21, 2022 7 PM Lowell VFW Hall; 280 South St., Lowell Caring for your animal. Let’s look at how to prep your show animal for the fair! How soon to clip your beef, shear your lamb, or walk your pig?
April 18, 2022 7 PM | Location TBA | Talking Vaccinations. We will be inviting a local veterinarian in to discuss the health of our animals and when/what vaccinations these animals will need to stay healthy.
May 16, 2022 7 PM Dodge County Fairgrounds, Sheep Barn Herdsmanship/Showmanship Why is appearance and presentability important? We will be asking several judges to come in and explain what they are looking for in the show ring and in the barns.
June 27, 2022 7 PM PRESALE MEETING Dodge County Fairgrounds - Farm Progress Arena. If you did not attend the Post Sale meeting on September 27th 2021, YOU NEED TO ATTEND THIS ONE!
July 2022 | Turn in Livestock Project Activity card – “orange card”.
Al meetings will begin at 7pm, and run for about an hour. Educational meetings count as 1 point on the Livestock Project Member Activity Card.
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Livestock Project Educational Reminders
There are educational opportunities and Information on the MAS requirements, forms and opportunities listed HERE. Remember that the Educational Event Verification form is on that site to be completed.
HERE is the link for the Youth livestock event verification form for virtual events.
Youth and families need to keep the forms and attach to the 'Orange Cards' and hand in all at the due date.
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>> ATTENTION <<YQCA PLATFORM TRANSITION
A new YQCA platform will launch on March 23, 2022! On that date, users (youth or YQCA instructors) will no longer be able to login to their account and access their certification information.
Each youth and YQCA instructor that has a current and valid certification will need to download their certificate ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2022.
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Market Animal Identification - Beef, Sheep, Swine and Feeder Beef
Junior Fair Market Beef, Market Sheep and Market Swine will be identified through tagging, DNA collection, and a 2022 Google Exhibitor/Family registration form. Feeder Beef projects will be identified through tagging and a 2022 Google Exhibitor/ Family registration form (no weigh-in).
Stayed tuned for more information and a start date for the ID process!
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Wisconsin State Fair 2022 DNA Identification Program
DNA identification must be submitted to be eligible for all 2022 Wisconsin State Fair Championship awards in the market and non-registered breeding stock shows of the the Junior Beef, Sheep and Swine Divisions.
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Dodge County Dairy Promotion Scholarship Application Deadline is March 31, 2022
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Dodge County Master Gardener Scholarship Application Deadline is April 1, 2022
The Dodge County Master Gardener Association will award a $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior who is planning a career in some area of horticulture. The recipient must live in Dodge County and be a graduating senior from any public high school, parochial high school, or home school. More information on the scholarship and the application HERE.
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- March 12 MAS Trivia Night, Waterloo High School Doors Open 4pm
- March 15 4-H Leaders Executive Board, Lowell VFW Hall, 7pm
- March 17 4-H Poultry Project Meeting, Lebanon Town Hall, 7pm
- March 24 Dairy Judging @ Hildebrandt Farms, Hustisford, 7:30pm
- March 21 Livestock Education Meeting, Lowell VFW Hall, 7pm
- March 22 4-H Key Award & ME Applicant Interviews
- March 28 4-H Cavies Project Meeting, Oak Grove Town Hall, 6pm
- March 28 4-H Rabbit Project Meeting, Oak Grove Town Hall, 7pm
- March 31 Dairy Judging @ Smith-Crest Farm, Watertown, 7:30pm
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